{"id":365831,"date":"2026-07-30T16:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/eu-crisis-commissioner-says-europes-wildfire-scenes-compared-to-dantes-inferno\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:00:10","slug":"eu-crisis-commissioner-says-europes-wildfire-scenes-compared-to-dantes-inferno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/eu-crisis-commissioner-says-europes-wildfire-scenes-compared-to-dantes-inferno\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Crisis Commissioner says Europe&#8217;s wildfire scenes compared to &#8216;Dante&#8217;s Inferno&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XPOnrUvV-8c\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"EU Crisis Commissioner says Europe's wildfire scenes compared to 'Dante's Inferno'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XPOnrUvV-8c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Channel 4 News, European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, said the wildfires ravaging Europe were now being described as \u201cDante\u2019s Inferno\u201d, warning that climate change was reshaping the continent\u2019s disaster landscape.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The comparison to the first part of the epic poem &#8211; written by Dante Alighieri and charting a fictional journey through hell &#8211; comes as France, Spain and Greece continue to battle major wildfires that have burned hundreds of thousands of hectares this summer and led to more than 200,000 evacuations.<\/p>\n<p>Wildfires are becoming more frequent, more intense and lasting longer, particularly in Europe due to climate change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking to Channel 4 News, European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, said the wildfires ravaging Europe were now being described as \u201cDante\u2019s Inferno\u201d, warning that climate change was reshaping the continent\u2019s disaster landscape. 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